Well, as of this morning, CDA Summer Theatre says that this could be their last production ever.

Faced with less-than-stellar ticket sales this summer, executive director Michelle Mendez says that unless things turn around with 9 to 5, in addition to an influx of donated cash, the professional summer theater, which has been operating since 1967, will close its doors.

"By the end of the month, we will have a good idea as to
whether people care enough for us to continue. We need donations and we need to
know if people want to come next year," Mendez told The Inlander today.

Mendez says this isn't a ploy to raise money. This is serious, she says.

"It’s not a warning. This is definitely what's happening. We
have never done this before," says Mendez. "We’ve taken donations. But we’ve never said, 'If we don’t get
your money, we might not continue.'"

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre, a nonprofit organization that hosts four shows each summer and features a professional cast from around the country, generates about 98 percent of its revenue with ticket sales. The other two percent comes from small grants and donation, Mendez says.

Some of the shows they've brought in this year have cost as much as $100,000.